Tickets go on sale today for two public appearances on Oahu by the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, Tenzin Gyatso.

Both events will be held at the University of Hawaii’s Stan Sheriff Center and are sponsored by the Hawaii Community Foundation.

"Educating the Heart" on April 14 is for high school and college students. The second appearance, "Advancing Peace Through the Power of Aloha," will take place on April 15.

The Dalai Lama’s three-day visit will include conversations with local leaders and visits to cultural and historic sites. He is coming at the invitation of Pierre and Pam Omidyar, with the visit financed through a grant from the Omidyar Ohana Fund and by partners providing in-kind and cash donations.

"Peace is an active state of being — it is not passive," Pierre Omidyar said in a news release. "We hope that the Dalai Lama’s visit will inspire people to consciously embrace compassion and apply peace in their everyday lives."

More than half of the tickets for the student talk at 1:30 p.m. April 14 are being distributed at no charge through public and private high schools. Tickets are available to college and university students with proper identification for $10 per person, limit two tickets per purchase.

The second event will take place at 1:45 p.m. April 15. Tickets are $30, $60 and $90, limited to four tickets per purchase.

Tickets to both events can be purchased at www.pillarsofpeacehawaii.org starting today at 6 p.m.

Beginning Thursday, tickets will also be sold at the Stan Sheriff Center box office. Additional ticket and event information is available at www.pillarsofpeacehawaii.org.